Your Life's Fleetwood/Stevie/Lindsey Song
 

Hey Guys,

Maybe I'm the only weird ledgie who does this.
But do any of you sum up how your life is at a certain point in time with a Mac / Stevie / Lindsey song?

I'd have to think my life is very "Sorcerer" right now.

What about you guys?
Or am I just that one weird ledgie :)

For the longest time in my life it was I'm so Afraid. Now it's probably Something Like Steal Your Away.

Mick

what do you think ISA lyrics really mean - other than obvious?

"slip and i fall and i die" part always sounds to me like a fear of heights - like if you are on a really high bridge or rooftop or somewhere like that and if you go too close to the edge you'll somehow slip, fall and die...

I don't know....but At the time.....I wanted to die. So it resonated that way.

Mick

Stevie has said that her songs are prescient (i.e. Rose Garden) and I think ISA is like that in a way as well. It seems to have that same fear of losing it that a song like "Go Insane" does. If it had been written in 1987, it would have had a great deal of meaning, considering what was going on in his life then.

When there were lyric interpretations, people said that ISA might have originated when Lindsey's mononucleosis (or whatever illness he had; it's unclear, according to Lindsey) was lingering, but the lyrics have a panic to them that seem to amount to more than that.

Michele

I took it literally Because that's how I was feeling at the time. Afraid, alone and just awful. Whatever it really means. I don't know.

Mick

I heard I'm So Afraid was about him having mono, but it seems like that, since it was written at a time when Lindsey and Stevie were getting started off and that he was afraid of whether or not they'll get anywhere.

As for me, it's hard to say, but I know that, when I was breaking up with my ex last year, that Go Your Own Way was our theme song in the end, but as of now, I can't think of anything.

:distress:I think i'm in a Landslide state of mind. The song reminds me of my brother in alot of ways. This time of year is a bold reminder that our time together ran out all too sudden and way too soon. He would have been 45 on christmas day. He drowned 6 yrs ago, he was 10 years older than me..But I was always the more responsible sibling. I always had to worry about him instead of the usual older brother, little sister role.

Save Me a Place

Wild Heart demo of Destiny. Every bit of the song has really been speaking to me lately, I'm just waiting at this point to wake up crying, trying to be strong :laugh:

At the moment, "Sister Honey" is my life.

Interestingly enough, I don't have songs for myself, but I do have ones I assign to my friends. One of my best friends has been permanently assigned Silver Girl, for instance! :p

I guess if any song were to define my feelings in life right now, it'd have to be Migration by Jimmy Buffet. Here are some choice sentiments from that song I particularly identify with:

Lookin back at my background tryin' to
figure out how I ever got here.
Some things are stil a mystery to me
While others are much to clear.
I'm just livin' in the sunshine,
Stay contented most of the time. :nod:

That's why it's still a mystery to me,
Why some people live like they do.
So many nice things happening out there,
Never even seen the clues.
Whoa, but we're doin' fine, we can travel and rhyme.
I know we've been doing our part.
Got a Caribbean soul I can barely control
and some Texas hidden here in my heart. :D

But those crazy days are over,
You've just got to learn from
the wrong things you've done.
I came off the rebound, started looking around,
Figured out it's time to have a little fun. :woohoo:

I bet the move back north frightened Stevie more than it did Lindsey. I love how she said sometimes she would spend the night in his living room. Yeah, as soon as the parents were asleep, he probably spent the night in the living room too!

Michele

"That's Alright" has been kind of my staple. Though recently, it's been "Long Distance Winner."

Interesting thread! I haven't actually sat down and labeled a song for myself in the past, but it's definitely true that at different times, certain songs or just lines will really speak to me and express so perfectly how I'm feeling.
This time of year, it's Fireflies. I'm spending so much time with my family and my oldest friends, and with age those relationships seem to become more complicated, but also more rewarding. I end up spending a lot of time thinking about what it is to be part of a group, and evaluating those relationships, the costs of staying in them, the value I derive from them.

I'm gonna go with "Oh Well" since we aren't locked into "Rumours" era only on this one.

The lyrics just kind of sum up how I feel about things. I'm an honest person, sometimes too honest or brutally so and those lyrics by Peter Green have just always resonated very deeply with me.

There was a time when "Freedom" and "Love Is Dangerous" both summed up what was going on with me too, but not now.

Lindsey's whole "Out of the Cradle" CD just slammed me in the face when it came out!! It was a tough period for me and the whole CD helped me through it immensely. Really helped me move forward from a not so great place in life back then. Lots of postive vibes on that CD and every time I hear it it lifts me up, even if I don't need it.

Thanks for starting this thread!! Very cool idea and topic.

Hmmm, I wonder what they were up to in that living room...:lol:

OK, now you got me thinking. Now, I keep on thinking about Nightbird cause I have been in a tough time lately, but it's nice to know that there's somebody looking over me.

During 1997, when THE DANCE was released and I could go to a Mac concert for my very first time, I was so "you could be my silver spring".

Before that, in my early 90s, I was Everybody's trying to say I'm wrong
I just wanna be back where I belong... World turning... I need somebody to help me thru the night

Right now I'm far better emotionally and in the mood of "I wanna be with you everywhere..."

Come :cool:

Most of the time, I feel like I am waiting for a certain sequence of events to occur. I find that "Twist of Fate" summarizes me most days.

When I think of my childhood and home, "Gypsy" is the first thing that comes to mind.

Mine is Miranda. I don't often find Mac songs describing myself or my situations, but Miranda reminds me of my self-destructive tendencies and desire for escapism, instead of confronting my problems in a useful way.

Destiny Rules describes my current romatic situation, or lack thereof, unfortunately... :o

Right now I wish it was "You Make Make Lovin' Fun" or "Love in Store," but alas, it's more like "Peacekeeper."

"Take your time, don't be afraid to fight."

I'm So Afraid, Silver Springs, Storms, and Red Rover (in any order) pretty much sum it all up for me.

Temporary One. It has been for about a year and a half, now.

A girl in trouble is a temporary thing.

FM...probably nothing.
Stevie...Real Tears (demo or unreleased whatever) and Lindsey's You Do or You Don't. Both really, really "speak to me" and huge chunks of my life.